Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblehe taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live. Young's Literal Translation And he directeth me, and he saith to me: ‘Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live. King James Bible He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. Hebrew he taughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִי (way·yō·rê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach me and said, וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Let your heart לִבֶּ֑ךָ (lib·be·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre lay hold יִֽתְמָךְ־ (yiṯ·māḵ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close of my words; דְּבָרַ֥י (də·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause keep שְׁמֹ֖ר (šə·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to my commandments מִצְוֺתַ֣י (miṣ·wō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4687: Commandment and you will live. וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃ (weḥ·yêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive |